Charavines

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Charavines
Charavines (France)
Charavines
region Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department Isère
Arrondissement La Tour-du-Pin
Canton Le Grand Lemps
Community association Pays Voironnais
Coordinates 45 ° 26 '  N , 5 ° 31'  E Coordinates: 45 ° 26 '  N , 5 ° 31'  E
height 448-800 m
surface 7.52 km 2
Residents 1,925 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 256 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 38850
INSEE code
Website http://www.mairie-charavines.fr/

Mairie and Museum in Charavines

Charavines is a French commune with 1,925 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Isère in the region Auvergne Rhône-Alpes ; administratively it belongs to the arrondissement of La Tour-du-Pin and is part of the canton of Le Grand-Lemps (until 2015: canton of Virieu ). The inhabitants are called Charavinois .

geography

Charavines is located about 63 kilometers southeast of Lyon and about 33 kilometers northwest of Grenoble . The community is located on the south bank of Lac de Paladru , which drains into the Fure here . Charavines is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Le Pin in the north, Bilieu in the north and northeast, Chirens in the east and southeast, Apprieu in the south and southwest and Oyeu in the west.

Population development

1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006 2012
1,237 1,250 1,142 1,163 1,251 1,423 1,700 1,823
Sources: Cassini and INSEE

Attractions

  • Saint-Pierre church
  • Louisias barn from the 17th century, monument historique since 1986
  • Museum with archaeological sites on the Lac de Paladru
Saint-Pierre church

Web links

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